South Nashville Little League celebrates birthdays at World Series

7:59 PM,
Aug. 17, 2013

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Written by

Tom Robinson
| For The Tennessean

The South Nashville Little League team improvised and brought birthday parties and birthday cakes to Williamsport.

Ben Pickman had his 13th birthday Tuesday while the team was already in Pennsylvania preparing for the Little League World Series. Robert Hassell turned 12 on Thursday, the day the tournament opened. Blake Kirchenbauer will be 13 Wednesday when the team hopes to still be chasing the title.

While they have had teammates to celebrate with, the travel meant Hassell had his birthday without his mother and sisters. His father, Robert Hassell Sr., arrived in Pennsylvania on his ...